PR23 final determination explained
3 November 2023
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For the five years from April 2024, Network Rail plans to spend £43.1 billion operating, maintaining and renewing Britain’s railways.
Holding Network Rail to account
PR23 financial framework consultation
31 October 2023
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This consultation seeks views about our financial framework for Network Rail in control period 7 (CP7).
The importance of stakeholder engagement: ORR's assessment of Network Rail
21 September 2023
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Good stakeholder engagement - the practice of talking to, listening to, and working with those involved in, or affected by, an organisation's activities - is essential, especially for an organisation like Network Rail which is tasked with maintaining Britain's railways infrastructure.
Network Rail regulation
24 August 2022
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We regulate Network Rail’s stewardship of the rail network for the long term – for investors, train companies and their passengers, freight customers and the taxpayers.
Holding Network Rail to account
4 April 2022
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How we will hold Network Rail (including routes, the System Operator (SO), and other relevant business units) to account against the network licence.
The Rail & Road Pod - Episode 7: Assessing Network Rail's performance
27 August 2021
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In this episode, the Rail and Road Pod looks at how the Office of Rail and Road (ORR) holds Network Rail to account for its performance and efficiency.
Regulator praises Network Rail’s Covid-19 response but raises concerns on capacity planning and approach to timetabling
4 December 2020
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The Office of Rail and Road (ORR) has praised Network Rail’s response to Covid-19 but raised concerns over how Network Rail plans rail timetables for next year and in the longer term, and is requiring improvement by Network Rail on how rail capacity is allocated and access to the network is granted.
Rail Regulator: More needs to be done to tackle impact on safety from climate change
14 July 2020
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More needs to be done to tackle the impacts of climate change on the railway, which has seen risks increase over the last year, according to a new report published by the Office of Rail and Road (ORR) today.
Regulator’s Annual Assessment: Network Rail Scotland makes good start to five-year plan but performance concerns remain
2 July 2020
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Network Rail Scotland has saved more than £46 million in the first year of the new control period 6 (CP6) as it looks to deliver £347 million efficiency savings over five years. Meanwhile passenger train performance was below target, according to the 2019-20 annual assessment of Network Rail published by the Office of Rail and Road (ORR) today (2 July).
ORR Annual Assessment: Network Rail making a good start to five-year plan but performance concerns remain
2 July 2020
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Network Rail has saved more than £385 million in the first year of the new control period 6 (CP6) as it looks to deliver £3.5 billion of efficiency savings over the next five years, however passenger and freight performance varied by region, according to figures contained in the 2019-20 annual assessment of Network Rail published by the Office of Rail and Road (ORR) today (2 July).